The ubiquitous cutout of Barack Obama that's popped up in so many photos recently has…
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The Utah-based company that makes the ubiquitous 6'1" cardboard cutout pleads ignorance in the whole debacle, but has taken the complaints to heart. Their website is advertising that a New Obama Cutout is "coming soon", this one with decidedly Barack-colored mitts. They've also added a cutout of him standing behind a podium, which is how he sleeps!

So, gone are the light-hued paws and strange round spectacles that he doesn't wear. Were those glasses and hands those of Tom Daschel, as some guessed? We may never know. What we do know is that already, not even a week in, hard-won changes are being made all across the country. [The Root]